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#235 – Michael Mina: Rapid COVID Testing

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(2:29:34) - Mindscape podcast
(2:39:29) - Einstein

#428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens

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(09:13) - 1980 Olympics
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(52:54) - 1984 Olympics
(1:01:55) - Lessons from losing
(1:17:37) - Teddy Riner
(1:37:12) - Training in Japan
(1:52:51) - Jiu jitsu
(2:03:59) - Training
(2:27:18) - Advice for beginners

#427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

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(10:53) - Human language
(14:59) - Generalizations in language
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(30:45) - Morphology
(39:20) - Evolution of languages
(42:40) - Noam Chomsky
(1:26:46) - Thinking and language
(1:40:16) - LLMs
(1:53:14) - Center embedding
(2:19:42) - Learning a new language
(2:23:34) - Nature vs nurture
(2:30:10) - Culture and language
(2:44:38) - Universal language
(2:49:01) - Language translation
(2:52:16) - Animal communication

#426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

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(2:37:28) - Channel 5
(2:43:04) - Rap
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(2:48:47) - Crip Mac
(2:51:59) - Aliens

#425 – Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones

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(36:59) - Two-state solution
(52:37) - Holocaust
(1:00:24) - 1948
(1:09:17) - Egypt
(1:23:39) - Jon Stewart
(1:25:51) - Going viral during the Arab Spring
(1:49:55) - Arabic vs English
(2:02:18) - Sam Harris and Jihad
(2:07:25) - Religion
(2:26:37) - TikTok
(2:31:10) - Joe Rogan
(2:33:07) - Joe Biden
(2:37:33) - Putin
(2:39:21) - War
(2:44:17) - Hope

#235 – Michael Mina: Rapid COVID Testing

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